Raising Glasses Kyrië II

This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached.

Review #1293; Rum #598

This is some rum that was bottled by Raising Glasses, an American Independent bottler based out of Massachusetts. Kyrie, the 1^st batch, was a fresh pressed cane juice rum from the now defunct RummieClub distillery located in the Netherlands. How did they get fresh pressed cane juice in the Netherlands you ask? By shipping it over from Vietnam frozen of course. This 2^nd batch was distilled in a pot still, the same as the 1^st batch, but was aged for 3 months in an ex-rum cask before being bottled at cask strength.

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Distillery: Rummieclub

Bottler: Raising Glasses

Region: Netherlands

Still: Pot

ABV: 61.1%

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Nose:  Brine, Vanilla, Fennel, Coriander

Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Lemon Peel, Coriander, Fennel, Brine, Umami

Finish:  Medium length Finish, Lemon Peel, Coriander, Brine, Fennel, Umami

Rating: 7/10

All in all, another great release from Raising Glasses and sad that Rummieclub has closed, because this is some seriously good rum. It compares pretty darn close to the 1^st batch and I can’t even tell it has spent any time in a cask. If you missed the first one, go grab this one.